When you take time to help another person does that create a feeling of goodwill and even release endorphins in your brain?

If so, could that be an evolutionary tool to help the success of humanity?

It’s just a made up thing that I think we use it to separate ourselves. If you have a lot you’re loved if you have none or very little you’re scum of the earth. It still feels like we’re in the Middle Ages. Have we just not been able to grow as a society?

I enjoy watching documentaries and learning about the histories of all races. However, I'm curious about why it seems that only Black people are currently dealing with oppression, despite the traumatic histories of many other races. I'm not trying to provoke any conflict; I just want to encourage reflection on this topic. Isn't it true that all races have faced oppression at some point? I value open discussions and welcome diverse perspectives. Please, if you harbor any hate or intend to belittle any race, I kindly ask you not to respond to this post.

I'm turning 30 in a few days and am dreading. I wasted my youth, have no degree and still a single virgin living with my mom. I feel like my life is over. Someone even told me 30 years old is start of middle aged. I cry everyday that I'm not in my 20s anymore...

I’m 24 and don’t have kids. Not a huge fan of them, especially now. In every child interaction I’ve had, they’re just so … odd. As in, a 16 year old that can barely do algebra without ChatGPT. Or read. Or write. Or comprehend. Or do any deep thinking about any topic. It’s just sound bytes from TikTok coming out of their mouths. I see 12 year olds with caked on makeup for middle school.

This is not a “oh I was so much better” post. I was also a stupid teen, but I didn’t grow up with a phone in my had from age 6. I got my first phone at 16. iPhone 4. Didn’t have an iPod prior. I grew up in the 2000s with a Walkman. I’m post 9/11 and birth of the internet, but pre iPhone and laptops in school.

It’s weird to feel so connected to the internet and love everything it can do, yet hate what it does to children who can’t comprehend a time when going outside was the default activity. I’m genuinely curious because I don’t interact with kids a lot and every time I do, it’s horrendous and I worry for the future. There is such an overwhelming lack of interest in doing anything other than doomscrolling.

My question to people with more knowledge: Is the next generation as doomed as I believe they are?

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ETA: My first time posting here and I’m actually blown away by the number of insightful/logical comments and discussions happening. I appreciate the people that disagree and their logic behind it, especially when it’s from teachers who have taught multiple generations.

Thank you for the perspective everyone shared and please continue to share!

I use to love talking to people. I used to be a social butterfly. My dreams are to be an engineer and help save the world, so simple right? However, as I get older, I question myself why? People have have been deceitful and hurtful for reasons I cannot even understand. And now in modern days, I'm seeing people's lives potentially ruined on social media by someone recording their lowest moments and these are the moments that pop up on my feed or other things things that make me lose touch with people having good intentions. As I continue to try to be myself and be friendly with others, it seems making friends as an adult is almost a war of offensive misunderstandings. As I sit and re think every word of interactions I go through and try to better myself to try and be better to surround myself with friends to do good / fun projects, it seems that it might be better not to even try and might be a better journey alone. I guess my question if anyone losing trust people's intentions and why? and if so, has it affected to your mental health?

You know when you go to the barber and the next day ur friend slaps you on the back of your head?

Are those dangerous? Can it cause brain damage if it's too hard?

I recently saw a video of a boxxer that got a slap on the back of his head during the match, soo, does it happen without boxxing gloves too when it's too hard?

That boxxer got fully paralyzed

Genuine question. As long as they don't harm or harass women, why is it considered wrong for guys to hate women for always being rejected and ghosted?

I have had talks about how there are systems across the world that can be changed for the better.

for example I am from Hawai'i and we are not food sustainable and our environment has shattered. in order to fix both there is something called an ahupua'a system that used to sustain the islands. to use it now, would cost changes in how and what we eat as well as dozens of other lifestyles.

within the US there has been a "debt" to native americans. specifically on how they'd get their land back. thinking logically, the US can still exist, but, the entire system of how we have categorized ourselves from others would need to change.

how would we, as people, across the world handle and be willing to make such changes? not just for ourselves, but for a better future....

(A ton of yapping incoming)

For example money, we’re the only species who needs a green piece of paper to live. And as you know money is the root of all evil. Such as greed, social status, and how we are perceived. Money shows how much value you as a person have. If you got none, then you will eventually be homeless and you are gonna get treated like an outsider then die being forgotten as a nobody. Now don’t you think that type of system should change to make humanity better? Well it should yet it hasn’t. Now it doesn’t have to be a money type of thing too.

Humanity has gone through wars over some dumb political issues, having leaders and governments controlling everybody decision. Such as the news you watch, how much something can cost, what laws can be passed, and so on. Heck those leaders can simply start WW3 and bring humanity down with them. So why haven’t we started a revolution yet and change humanity as a whole for the better? It’s been years witnessing all of these negatives so why haven’t we make a change yet despite saying we want change? Oh right because our short attention span and materialism distracting us. I can tell in this century starting a revolution is just a fantasy at this point. So basically humanity is doomed, not to mention slowly making the planet less habitable due to pollution and human activity. But of course don’t think about that, think about Donald Trump being the savior. Think about politics. Talk about Hillary Clinton eating babies all while literally doing nothing about it in the long run. Think about worshipping celebrities and see what movies will be releasing soon. Just be distracted and move on.

Anyways yapping is over, I don’t think humanity as a whole will change. I think there needs to be some sort of great reset like the dinosaurs. What do you think? But hey it’s 2025 so let’s see what this year has in store for us. Cheers.

In America, people have never been more complacent and “go with the flow”. The hippie movement might’ve died out in the 70s but the mentality still remains. I just don’t understand why despite everything happening in the world, people would much rather sit on their asses scrolling through more brain rot, eating cheap ass food, and go on with their day giving off a smile and a wave, maybe some small talk to literally everyone doing the same thing. If you got what’s considered “an attitude” for being a cynic, it’s generally looked down upon as being rude or insensitive. Why is being nice associated with complacency and apathy? I just want to make the distinction between “nice” and “kind” btw. Kindness is about compassion. Being nice seems to be more about appealing to others through social acceptance.

So many either freak out when the subject--or actions related to it--comes up or want some class of extra credit as consolation. Isn't that last the same kind of Special treatment this type Minds whichever other type being the presumed beneficiaries of? It's hypocrisy to be fine with, say, exemptions for your business or org on the basis of it serving particular populations but then be complaining about those same people like they owe you something. You're basically getting it--in the form of those exemptions.

I feel humanity in the 23rd century will view 21st century humanity as barbaric and primitive, which we are. we still go to war over disagreements and resources, the way we treat the mentally ill is very primal, instead of giving them treatment we rather throw them into prison where they'll get abused and treated like animals, it's no different from those 19th century asylums, we perform unnecessary torturous experiments on animals, we deny people healthcare and let them suffer for profit, these don't scream "civilized" or "evolved" to me, it says we're still primitive even though we refuse to admit that we are, it just sucks that we refuse to do the right things.

I don’t know, it is just something that happens to me often. For example, when I see most video’s descriptions say “7 years ago, 2017” I get pretty surprised. It just feels like I’ve forgotten how much time has passed since 2020.

like if they lost their partner during the relationship not, "Oh it happened 5 years after they broke up"

Really it's asking, how do you feel knowing you and this person you love/loved would have never been if it weren't for the death of their past love? have they ever expressed this problem to you?

Is there hope for people who lost the love of their lives too soon to find someone who fills their hearts as much, or will it always just be the closest they can get to it?

Take mental institutions. They really were some people's best option but were eventually wrecked. Now, many struggling folks are homeless or in jail. Whatever the agenda of lets defund institutions was, it didn't adequately account for what should come next. Things like assisted housing within the community aren't a fix-all nor are they appropriate in many cases. I feel like every solution to a social challenge starts in the middle somewhere; say addressing both needs and costs. Over time, though, something always shifts. I call it the seesaw effect--because balance stops being the point even though it's the only way Whatever will work. I'm just curious about what causes this. People in distress don't automatically become expendable. The back-and-forth, social experimentation, no accountability approach to handling systemic problems is equivalent to tossing lives in the trash. Why is That the only consistent outcome?

I believe there are many different types of fears instilled in us during childhood. Some examples include the fear of dogs, the fear of guns, and the fear of water or fire. One of the most powerful fears, in my opinion, is the fear of judgement - how others perceive us. Some lucky individuals eventually grow out of it, but for the vast majority, it persists throughout life. Sometimes, this fear even prevents us from progressing in life. Thoughts?

I’m embarrassed to say I fell asleep sometimes

Edit: another question I have, are we allowed to use our phone?

Economics do assume self interest to some extent, which conflicts sometimes with the right thing.

Our course is coming to an end, and I want to create a meaningful keepsake by asking my university professors questions that will stay with us forever. These questions could be about our class(or students specifically), life lessons, the course itself, or anything profound you suggest.

My goal is to compile their responses into a heartfelt video that we can look back on after graduation and cherish as we grow older. Could you suggest some deep, thought-provoking questions to make this video truly special?

During the situation of him killing the evil health care ceo, people all over the INTERNET have been saying “we the people has awaken together, we shall rise!”. Or “People are waking up.” Or “Luigi is a hero, set him free!”.

Yet to Luigi POV and to the government, those views don’t mean shit to Luigi or to the government in a large scale. In a few months the people would not do shit and Luigi would be locked up in prison then forgotten. And hopefully to nobody surprise that is actually happening right now.

So what’s the point of these random views these people spread if it doesn’t mean shit? Why even make such comments if it is pointless? “The people are waking up” and “Luigi is our hero” and “we shall protest against these CEOs” my ass. Luigi is locked up and those same people would resume back to their lives in a few months, thus allowing many CEOs who are similar to Bryan Thompson to live on denying people claims.😒

I have cancer. While I don't have a "Why me?" or "Poor me" attitude, I am pretty damn depressed and frustrated about it, despite having found it early. I will go blind in one eye, to be clear (no pun intended 😆). I have frequent (every 2-4 months) testing, and it really affects my mental health. I can't afford therapy. I want to be positive and have a better outlook. How to I get there?